Fishing Number Two Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Nipissing District entry here is Number Two Lake, in Ontario. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. With some 35 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Some 11 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Ground here is low by Ontario standards. Head to Sturgeon Falls, 24 km away, for anything you forgot. Further out sit West Nipissing (25 km) and Markstay-Warren (42 km). The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Number Two Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Nipissing District include smallmouth bass, cisco, yellow perch and pumpkinseed. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Number Two Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -13°C to 19°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about early December in a typical year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Time your trip to Number Two Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Number Three Lake at 0.5 km is the nearest alternative. Where Number Two Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.